A lot of people like Raditz actually. Check out You Tube for tributes and AM Vs with him.
There's something to be said for overwhelming power, even if it is fleeting. He came into the series and effortlessly stomped the two strongest characters. Goku trained for years, fought the mightiest beings on his planet, and only gained a few hundred levels. Raditz meanwhile arrived with a PL of 1,200.
He also has a pretty cool design. I like the long hair and no pants Saiyan armor look. (seriously, it looks cool on muscular characters like him)
The only bad thing about Raditz was the fact he was Goku's brotehr. That was unnecessary and stupid.
And the only bad thing about Raditz being Goku's brother is because They Wasted a Perfectly Good Character. I think a lot of his fans see that wasted potential.
I like the idea of him driving an ice cream truck and wearing a funny hat.
Kid: "Mister Eis, the gumball eyes on this ice pop are all weird!"
Eis Shenron: "WATCH YOUR EYES!!" *Slashes the gumballs into a more natural position*
Kid: "Thanks, Mister Eis!"
Eis Shenron: "Anything to win... the sight of a smiling child."
edited 25th Mar '13 8:53:56 PM by Anomalocaris20
You cannot firmly grasp the true form of Squidward's technique!So I have a trope-related question.
Wouldn't "Broly - his power is maximum" go under Memetic Mutation for DBZ? It is a DB-related meme after all. And yet it's not on the page...
edited 25th Mar '13 9:13:39 PM by Nikkolas
Yes.
Raditz wasn't wasted. He filled his purpose in the story and sticking around would just be tacky.
@VR
That's mostly bullshit. Toriyama was involved, there's no official word on canon (and the main scriptwriter is Yusuke Watanabe) and there's nothing been said about a new series.
@Cider
That's not how fusion works. You already have to be close in power to use the fusion technique at all. If you're close in power, then you can lower your power to match the weaker partner.
@Random
Nope, twenty points weaker than Raditz actually.
I used to really like the Spirit Bomb ending to Z until I realized that while cool in theory, it was a completely unnecessary risk to take and isn't really justifiable.
edited 25th Mar '13 9:15:30 PM by Saiga
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Because she's the only one that would bother with technology and linguistics. If the others could've flown through the vacuum of space without a ship, they would've.
edited 25th Mar '13 11:06:51 PM by nomuru2d
Long live Cinematech. FC:0259-0435-4987

Just skip the first 16 episodes and you should be fine.
GT is like the Krillin to Z's Goku. Weaker, less popular, and people love to make fun of it and mock it, but has some charm and is still somewhat strong compared to tons of other stuff out there.
I would have used Yamcha as the analogy, but that would be insulting GT. Yamcha is more like the... Yamcha.
edited 25th Mar '13 7:29:03 PM by Anomalocaris20
You cannot firmly grasp the true form of Squidward's technique!